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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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