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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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