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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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