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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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