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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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