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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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