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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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