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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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