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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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