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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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