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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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