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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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