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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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