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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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