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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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