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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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