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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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