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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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