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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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