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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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