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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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