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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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