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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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