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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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