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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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