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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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