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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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