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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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