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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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