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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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