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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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