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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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