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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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