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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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