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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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