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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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