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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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