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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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