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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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