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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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