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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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