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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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