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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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