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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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