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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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