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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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