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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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