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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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