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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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