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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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