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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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