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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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