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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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