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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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