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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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