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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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