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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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