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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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