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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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