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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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