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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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