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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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