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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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