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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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