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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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