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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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