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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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