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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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