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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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