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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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