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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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