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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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