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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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