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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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