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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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