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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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