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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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