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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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