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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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