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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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