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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

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