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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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