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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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