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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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