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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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