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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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