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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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