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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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