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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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