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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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