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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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