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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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