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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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