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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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