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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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