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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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