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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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