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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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