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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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