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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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