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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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