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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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