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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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