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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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