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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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