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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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