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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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