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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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