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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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