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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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