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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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