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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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