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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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