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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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