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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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