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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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