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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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