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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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