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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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