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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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