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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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