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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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