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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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