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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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