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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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