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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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