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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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