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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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