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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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