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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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