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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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