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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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