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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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