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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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