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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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