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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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 MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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