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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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