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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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