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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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