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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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