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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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