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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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