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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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