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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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