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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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