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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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