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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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