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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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