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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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