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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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