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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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