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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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