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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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