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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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