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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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