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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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