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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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