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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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