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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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