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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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