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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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