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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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