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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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