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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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