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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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