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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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