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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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