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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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