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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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