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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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