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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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