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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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