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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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