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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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