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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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