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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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