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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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