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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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