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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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