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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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