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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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