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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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