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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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