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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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