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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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