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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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