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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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