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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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