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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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