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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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