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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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