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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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