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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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