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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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