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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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