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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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