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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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