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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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