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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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