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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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