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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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