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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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