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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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