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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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