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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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