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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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