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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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