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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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