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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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