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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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