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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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