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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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