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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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