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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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