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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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