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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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