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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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