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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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