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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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