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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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