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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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