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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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