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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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