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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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