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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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