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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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