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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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