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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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