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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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