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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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