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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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