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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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