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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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