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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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