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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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