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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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