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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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