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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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