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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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