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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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