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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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