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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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