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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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