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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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