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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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