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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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