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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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