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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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