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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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