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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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