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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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