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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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