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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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