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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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