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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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