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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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