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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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