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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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