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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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