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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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