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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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