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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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