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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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