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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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