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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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