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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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