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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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