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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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