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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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