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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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