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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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