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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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