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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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