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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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