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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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