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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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