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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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