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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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