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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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