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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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