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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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