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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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