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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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