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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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