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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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