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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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