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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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