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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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