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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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