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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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