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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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