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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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