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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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