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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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