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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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