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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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