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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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