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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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