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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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