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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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