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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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