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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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