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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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