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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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