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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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