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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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