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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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