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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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