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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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