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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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