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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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