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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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