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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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