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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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