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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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