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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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