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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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