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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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