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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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