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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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