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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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