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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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