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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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