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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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