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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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