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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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