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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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