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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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