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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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