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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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