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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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