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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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