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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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