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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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