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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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