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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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