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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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