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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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