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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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