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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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