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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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