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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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