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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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