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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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