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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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