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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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