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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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