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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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