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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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