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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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