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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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