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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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