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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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