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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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