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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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