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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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