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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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