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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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