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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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