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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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