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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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