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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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