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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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