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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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