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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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