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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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