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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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