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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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