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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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