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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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