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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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