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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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