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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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