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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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