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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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