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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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