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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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