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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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