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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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