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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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