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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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