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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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