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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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