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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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