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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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