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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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