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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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