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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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