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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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