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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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