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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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