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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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