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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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