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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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