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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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