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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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