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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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