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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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