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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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