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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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