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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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