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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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