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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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