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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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