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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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