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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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