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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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