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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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