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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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