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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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