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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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