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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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