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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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