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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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