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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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