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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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