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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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