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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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