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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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