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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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