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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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