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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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