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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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