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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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