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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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