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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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