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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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