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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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