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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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