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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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