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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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