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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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