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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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