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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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