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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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