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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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