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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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