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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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