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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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