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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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