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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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