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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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