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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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