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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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