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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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