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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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