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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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