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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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