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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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