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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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