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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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