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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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