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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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