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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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