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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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