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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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