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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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