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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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