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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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