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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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