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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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