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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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