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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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