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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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