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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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