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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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