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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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