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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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