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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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