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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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