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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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