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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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