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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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