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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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