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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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