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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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