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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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