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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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