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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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