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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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