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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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