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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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