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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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