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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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