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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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