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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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