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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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