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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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