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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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