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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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