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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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