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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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