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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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