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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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