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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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