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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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