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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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