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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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