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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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