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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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