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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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