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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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