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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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