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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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