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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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