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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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