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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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