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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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