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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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