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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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