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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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