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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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